Leadership in Public Service: A View from the State Department

We’re pleased to present remarks and Q&A with Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom who recently spoke with a group of students, interns and other young professionals about service and leadership in foreign policy and other international careers and jobs.

Postcard from Kurdistan

Kurdistan Regional Government Representative Bayan Sami Rahman, who was our April distinguished visiting speaker, shared a video from Erbil, Iraq, the capital city of the Kurdistan Region.

[Event] International Careers Panel | Oct 17

Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs. There’s more than you think. Twice a year the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats, business people, NGO officials, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. Join us on October 17th to explore the careers and jobs that are open to you to get out into the world.

[Event] International Careers Panel | Oct 17

Do you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs. There’s more than you think. Twice a year the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats, business people, NGO officials, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. Join us on October 17th to explore the careers and jobs that are open to you to get out into the world.

International Jobs/Careers Panel | SAVE THE DATE | October 17, 2016

Among the regular programs presented by the Tennessee World Affairs Council are opportunities to connect specialists from a broad spectrum of global affairs occupations with people, especially students, who want to know more about jobs and careers in the international arena. Here you can find video recordings of earlier panels and details on the next iteration.

Tennessee Students Tackle National Competition on Global Affairs Awareness

Washington, D.C. | April 27, 2016 – One hundred questions on ten international affairs topics is all that separated 49 teams from around the United States from the title “Academic WorldQuest 2016 Champs.” Four students from the Martin Luther King, Jr., Magnet High School in Nashville took on the challenge at the competition held April 23, 2016 at the National Press Club in the nation’s capital.